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John Fetterman: “I'll always pick country over party.”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Published March 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 30:17

And you know what I love is you don't give a shit. You're gonna be yourself, by the way. That's pretty unique. I'm never afraid to lose a job. I'll always be honest. I'll always pick country over party. you know, like. But that's not that. That's, that's, that avoids that tribal mentality that exists right now. You're, you're the antithesis of it. Yeah. (30:17–30:21)

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Asserts a commitment to prioritize national interest over political party allegiance.

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“Wisconsin elected a very, very liberal justice, and they passed in their constitution to show ID 2 to 1.”
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“About 66 to 70% [of people ICE is grabbing up] have some kinds of criminality.”
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“There's 15 million Jews in the world, in a world of 8 billion people.”
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“They were offered a two state solution... they were offered 96% of the West Bank. They had East Jerusalem as the capital.”
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“I was the only [Democrat] to shake [the President's] hand.”
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“We can't ever allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb.”
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“Last year, the President did something about [Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb] to really set it back and really damage it severely.”
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“My heart stopped and there was kind of touch and go at that time.”
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“Thankfully I've made a full recovery.”
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“I use captioning to make sure I exactly thing when I'm having very specific.”
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“I had a really ugly primary and they would try to define me as a racist.”
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“As a four term mayor of a majority black town in Western Pa. 70%.”
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“Polling reflects that [I am] more popular with Republicans than Democrats.”
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“I haven't voted for some of the big signature kinds of things of the president.”
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“I did flip the seat.”
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“To accuse Israel as genocide and you're sitting in Germany. Like, can you, like, talk about tone deaf and just ignorant to the history of…”
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“We as a country, we have to find a way forward.”
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“There's a protest that's coming to my home next week.”
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“If we are protesting a Democrat that flipped a red seat, maybe the problems with you then and the base.”
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“Pennsylvania picked us, and that's why. That's a testament for being honest.”
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“I never asked to change the dress code because I was never gonna give a speech, you know, on the floor, standing here dressed.”
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“I was the only Democrat that stood up and clapped for [the removal of] Maduro.”
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“The Democrats didn't show up at that speech last night.”
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“The shutdowns have been incredibly difficult.”
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“I'm the only Democrat. That's the wrong thing to do.”
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“It has no impact or force any changes in ICE.”
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“Democrats aren't afraid of the president. You know who we're afraid of? The base.”
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